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This past week was the first week of classes for me, and there really weren't a lot of assignments given, other than buying supplies. I did have to come in to school today to take some measurements of the dressform I'll be working with for my patternmaking class. Each dressform is made by hand, so they're all slightly different, which means we pick one at the start of the semester to work with. See that orange band around its neck? That's got my name on it. Interesting fun fact: When you're designing for women, you take your measurements from the right side of the form, unless it's a crosswise measurement, in which case you measure the whole cross length and divide by two.
"Queen of the night" - Nomi's incredible coat used as hero shot for her participation at New York Fashion Week in 1993
This was from one of my old Glamour magazines, circa like... 2005 or so.
The skirt is by Dice Kayek.
Ever wonder what a pattern for pleats looks like? Well there you go.
Granted these are horizontal pleats, but you get the idea.
There are already a few issues I have with this skirt... but you sometimes realize this only AFTER you've sewn the pattern up.
Graziella Malagoni is a textile artist and former fashion designer trained at Montreal's École des métiers commerciaux.
She met Jean-Claude Poitras when he worked at Beverini. The two dould often collaborate, although never in an official capacity. He valued her patternmaking and draping skills, which enabled her to interpret his ideas and sketches, sometimes directly on model Colette Chicoine. The evening Dresses, shown here, bear witness to the decades-long creative association between Poitras and Malagoni.
She described their relationship as a pleasurable fusion of friendship and creative work, noting, "When you put them together it is very powerful - whatever we do is going to be fun."
The images shown here bear witness to the creative collaboration of Jean-Claude Poitras and Grazielle Malagoni.